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Revision as of 06:48, 3 February 2012
- Topic in Cabinet making courses
Images of wood
African padouk, from Pterocarpus
Douglas-fir, used for timber, masts, interior design, furniture, railroad ties, wood in the garden
Bilinga(Obebe), from Nauclea diderrichii
Ebony wood, mostly from Diospyros
Larch, used for windows, doors, flooring, lumber, furniture
From Picea abies(Norway spruce), see Spruce
Quercus robur, see Oak
Poplar, used for packaging, matches, clogs
Ramin, from Gonystylus
Rosewood, from Dalbergia
Sweet chestnut, see Castanea sativa
Taxus baccata, see Taxus, historically used for the construction of longbows
Tilia, used for carvings
External links
- Houtsoorten Dutch Wikipedia
- Liste der Holzarten German Wikipedia
- Список пород древесины Russian Wikipedia
- List of woods Wikipedia
- Know your woods http://www.frontgate.com
- Wood Wikipedia
- Woodsampler Woodworker's Website Assocation, showing images of wood samples of many species
